Biography
Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther.
He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985, he was remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, and A Touch of Frost. He also had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose. He played Harold Chapple in Our Friends in the North, and portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington. He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series Being Human. In 2011 he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).
Filmography
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TV Shows 59
Movies 50
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The Cleaner (2021)
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret (2020)
Chernobyl (2019)
Les Misérables (2018)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Doctor Who: Heaven Sent / Hell Bent (2015)
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
Coalition (2015)
12 Monkeys (2015)
One Child (2014)
Bypass (2014)
New Worlds (2014)
Quirke (2014)
Atlantis (2013)
Peaky Blinders (2013)
The Mill (2013)
Endeavour (2013)
The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Way of the Morris (2011)
The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)
London Boulevard (2010)
Among Us (2010)
Into the Storm (2009)
Being Human (2009)
Einstein and Eddington (2008)
Merlin (2008)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008)
Heist (2008)
Heroes and Villains (2007)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Fallen Angel (2007)
Dracula (2006)
Eleventh Hour (2006)
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003)
The Last Detective (2003)
Rose and Maloney (2002)
Ultimate Force (2002)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
The Estate Agents (2002)
The Point Men (2001)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
In Deep (2001)
Enigma (2001)
Great Expectations (1999)
Bombay Blue (1997)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Tangier Cop (1997)
Dalziel & Pascoe (1996)
Our Friends in the North (1996)
Richard III (1995)
Queen's Nose (1995)
Crocodile Shoes (1994)
Being Human (1994)
Grushko (1994)
A Touch of Frost (1992)
Between the Lines (1992)
Bad Ronald (1992)
Aimée (1991)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
The Bill (1984)
Taggart (1983)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
The Brack Report (1982)
Bergerac (1981)
The Rose Medallion (1981)
Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
The Tom Machine (1980)
Minder (1979)
Shoestring (1979)
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
Les Misérables (1978)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
The Black Panther (1977)
Catchpenny Twist (1977)
Target (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Hardcore (1977)
Quiller (1975)
Stardust (1974)
Mr. Axelford's Angel (1974)
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)
Bleak Moments (1971)
Justice (1971)
Barlow (1971)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
I Am a Groupie (1970)
The Adventures of Don Quick (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
The Walking Stick (1970)
Mad Jack (1970)
The First Churchills (1969)
Hadleigh (1969)
Night After Night After Night (1969)
The Lost Continent (1968)
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (1968)
Softly, Softly (1966)
Doctor Who (1963)
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Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-02-13 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNorthamptonshire, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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